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Opinion: New Zealand’s UN Climate Report ‘a disgrace’
(Brian Fallow is the Herald’s Economics Editor) A year ago, this column described the state of New Zealand’s climate policy…
Video Special: The images of 2013
Check out some of the years’ most amazing images in this NZ Herald video special – showcasing the weird and…
The Sun is about to flip upside down…should we be worried?
The sun is set to “flip upside down” within weeks as its magnetic field reverses polarity in an event that…
World’s banana supply in ‘grave danger’ – is climate change to blame?
The world’s supply of bananas is under threat from plagues of bugs and fungal infections which could be disastrous if…
USA: Northeast buried in snow
Mounds of snow are piled throughout New York and New England after a blustery storm swept through, leaving behind more…
China: Pilots landing blind to prepare for smog
Smog in Beijing is now so bad and such a regular occurrence that the country’s civil aviation authority will require…
Week in Weather – What’s been Making Headlines this week
It’s been another big weather week, with plenty in the news to keep us all busy as ever in the…
Australia – QLD soaked by storms; heavy rains
Bundaberg was drenched by its heaviest rain since March this morning, following on from widespread rain and storms in the…
Japan: Santa swims with the fishes
Even Santa Claus enjoys a swim! At the Tokyo Aquarium, children watched as a diver dressed up as Santa Claus…
Developing: Mars Curiosity rover finds life-supporting chemicals
Curious about life on Mars? NASA’s rover Curiosity has now given scientists the strongest evidence to date that the environment…
